Fujifilm debuts touchscreen-based FinePix Z300 camera
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jun 11th 2009 4:07PM
posted Jun 11th 2009 4:07PM
Fujifilm has laid a little low since it stormed into CeBIT and PMA with its latest slate of cameras, but it looks like it's now back to slowly trotting out new models one at a time, like this just-announced FinePix Z300. As you can see above, this one stays fairly close to the previous Z200fd model in terms of design, with the notable exception of a touchscreen on the backside that seems to replace just about every button but the bare essentials. Otherwise, you can expect the same 10-megapixels and 5x optical zoom as before, along with image stabalization, an apparently improved macro mode, ISO settings up to 1600 and, of course, your choice of four different colors. No word on a release 'round here just yet, but folks in Japan will be able to pick this one up on June 20th for ¥40,000, or just about $400.
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sony likes the design
This camera doesn't have a front-facing camera. I hate it.
It doesn't even have a back facking camera. What a pile of suck.
most new DCs dont have optical finder any more, are those LCD screen bright enough under sunlight?
A lot of times no. It does kind of suck.
$400 ? Fail!!!!
Might as well get Sony dsct90 touchscreen 12 mp 720p hd for $280
That was easy.
It's only good if you can slide around that cover in two dimensions.
Who care how nice the camera look if the picture quality is not better than $100 camera.
I seriously can't stand touchscreen cameras.
apparently fujifilm is releasing 3d digital still cameras and 3d photographic paper in september
I would be a lot more excited if they came with a successor to FujiFilm FinePix S5Pro than yet another point and shoot camera.
Fuji is going in the wrong direction lately. Get back to the core camera business with true performance and stop with the designer stuff!
reason y S5 pro successor was scrapped was because during testing, nikon would not allow it because the quality of the new processor was far better than their D700 and would damage their sales. yeh since fuji has to listen to what nikon says to use their lenses, doesnt look like new s5 pro coming out